The highlights of this first part of the season – Part 2

This first part of the season, Ferrari and Red Bull dominated it. But in the last few races, a third team has closed the gap and becomes a very serious contender for victory: Mercedes.

The Battle of Silverstone

There’s always something happening at the British Grand Prix: clashes, incredible scenarios, or, like this year, a merciless battle between several drivers. During the last laps of the race at Silverstone, Sergio Perez, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Fernando Alonso, and Lando Norris gave it their all for a spot on the podium.

The Monegasque, with heavily worn tires, defended as best he could to maintain his position, but in the last chicane of the circuit, he went off-track with Sergio Perez, and Lewis Hamilton took advantage to pass both of them. He would be overtaken by his two rivals again before finishing in third place.

The madness of George Russell.

The enthusiasts of the discipline have high hopes for him, especially after the miracles in his Williams last season. Behind the wheel of a Mercedes, far from being a winning car but still improving its level of performance, he surprises everyone in Hungary.

While the pole position seemed to rightfully belong to Carlos Sainz, the young British driver pulled off a stellar lap to secure his first career pole position. However, the next day, the race pace of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, both on a mission, prevented him from converting it into a victory.

The first points of Mick Schumacher

The German driver emerges from a challenging 2021 season, behind the wheel of the worst car of the year. Throughout the season, his Haas has shown improved performance. Kevin Magnussen has scored significant points in the early races, while Mick Schumacher remained stuck at zero.

The son of the seven-time world champion made a series of mistakes in both the race and qualifying, until the British Grand Prix. At Silverstone, something always happens and this edition was no exception. There was already a battle for the podium, and then, in the final laps, Mick Schumacher unleashed himself, ready to take 7th place from a struggling Max Verstappen due to debris picked up on the track. The German tried everything, but the rough defense from the Dutchman prevented him from overtaking. In the end, it was an 8th place finish and the first 4 points for car number 47.

The following weekend, he repeated the feat with 8 more points on the scoreboard.

Grand Prix de France translates to “Grand Prize of France” and Grand Prix de Nice would translate to “Grand Prize of Nice.”

It’s a surprising news that the newspaper l’Équipe has revealed. Following an interview with Stefano Domenicali, the CEO of Formula 1, it has been announced that a Grand Prix in Nice could be established.

While the French Grand Prix, like the Belgian one, is in great danger, Formula 1 is turning to new destinations: Las Vegas, Miami, Jeddah… And Nice could have been part of the list, but Christian Estrosi, the mayor of the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes, later responded that the French GP would not take place in his city, but at Paul Ricard.

Pierre Gasly, lost at AlphaTauri

This is one of the disappointments of the season. Two years after his first victory in F1, Pierre Gasly does not seem to be able to repeat his success. Driving an AlphaTauri lacking in development and reliability, the Frenchman is struggling.

Despite some flashes of brilliance like in Baku, with a fifth place, the pace is not there and the car doesn’t seem to suit him. Combined with some bad luck, the winner of the 2020 Italian GP no longer has the same fire and determination as last year.

Pierre Gasly only has 16 small points at the end of the first 13 races of the season, whereas he had 66 last year.